5 QUESTIONS WITH PAUL

by Josh B. Wardrop

For 35 years, Paul Stanley has been known as the star- spangled, face-painted frontman of rock megastars KISS. In his downtime, however, Stanley expresses his creativity through fine art, and the rocker presents an exhibition of his original paintings April 25 & 26 at the Wentworth Gallery in Chestnut Hill. Visit www.wentworthgallery.com for more information.

Q: What led you to try your hand at painting? A: Well, as a teen I attended the High School of Art and Music in New York but I wasn

PAUL'S WEEKEND ART SHOWS

Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation

FAMILY JEWELS: THE BEST OF SEASONS 1 & 2

GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS: THE BEST OF SEASONS 1 & 2 goes backstage into the lives of the Simmons family with the happily unmarried Gene and former Playmate of the Year, Shannon Tweed, and their two remarkably normal teenagers Nick and Sophie. Across eight of the best episodes from the shows initial seasons, you

KISS TV COMMERCIAL FOR GERMAN SHOWS

Click the link below to watch a German TV commercial for KISS' upcoming ALIVE / 35 Shows.

22ND ANNUAL NY KISS EXPO

The 22nd Annual NY KISS Expo & Hard Rock Convention will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from Noon to Midnight at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Secaucus-Meadowlands. The special guest for this year's Expo is Bruce Kulick. Bruce will be available throughout the day for autographs and photos. KISS tribute band KISSTERIA will perform KISS songs from the 70's & 80's. Starz, Jaded and School Of Rock will also perform.

KISSONLINE will attend the Expo with the latest KISS ALIVE / 35 T-shirts & Tourbooks!

For tickets and more info Click here or call 201-398-0150.

KISS MEET & GREETS

KISS Meet & Greet Packages are finally on sale for KISS' June 13th Concert at the Download Festival in England. Meet & Greet and Soundcheck Packages are also avaiable for the entire KISS ALIVE 35 EUROPEAN Tour.

CLICK HERE to purchase Meet & Greet and Soundcheck Packages now.

KISS Meet and Greet Package * - Exclusive Meet and Greet with KISS - Personal photograph with the band - 8X10 photo - KISS Tour Program - KISS Europe '08 Shirt - Official KISS Meet & Greet Laminate - $50 coupon good for the official KISS on-line store

KISS Pre-show Soundcheck * - Exclusive Pre-show Soundcheck - KISS Tour Program - KISS Europe '08 Shirt - Official KISS Pre-show Laminate - $25 coupon good for the official KISS on-line store

KISS Meet and Greet and Pre-show Soundcheck Package * - Exclusive Meet and Greet with KISS - Exclusive Pre-show Soundcheck - Personal photograph with the band - 8X10 photo - KISS Tour Program - KISS Europe '08 Shirt - Official KISS VIP Laminate - $50 coupon good for the official KISS on-line store

*All M&G package elements (shirt, laminate, 8X10, tour book) will be distributed by our road coordinator at the meet and greet session. Store vouchers will be emailed to each guest prior to show date. Packages do not include tickets to the event.

KISS ARMY ROCKS KANSAS!

KISS ARMY members of all ages gathered last Sunday for the first ever Kansas KISS Fan Expo, and as you can see in the photos, a great time was had by all! Special guest Bruce Kulick spent the entire day visiting with fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. He also held a Q&A with the fans and jammed with KISS Tribute band DRESSED TO KILL, who closed out the Expo with a rockin' set of KISS Classic!

Fans got a first-hand look at the new KISS Tourbook and T-shirts at our KISSONLINE table! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and chatted with us...The KISS ARMY Rules!

All Photos by Ted Wilson for KISSONLINE.

NEW KISS VANS

Here's the first pair of KISS VANS - the VANS Sk8-Hi KISS Solo Faces Skate shoes. As you can see in the photo, one shoe of the pair features Gene and Ace, and the other features Paul and Peter. The Solo Faces Shoes will be released in October and are only the beginning of the VANS KISS Series, with more designs and products to come! A formal Press Release will be posted on KOL shortly.

UNCLE GENE WANTS YOU

Check out this cool Election Year KISS Coffeehouse Pin featuring Uncle Gene! The pin is limited to run of only 300 pieces, and is available now at KISS Coffeehouse and their website.

To order the pin or other great KISS Coffeehouse merchandise CLICK HERE .

The Coffeehouse is also busy working on a 2nd Anniversary Party. More details to follow shortly.

DEMON GOD OF ROCK AND ROLL

Detroit Metal City Film, a live-action manga remake.

Gene Simmons, the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Kiss rock band, revealed on his website that he shot a cameo for Toshio Li's live-action film adaptation of Kiminori Wakasugi's Detroit Metal City manga. According to the website's April 10 entry, Simmons played the 'Demon God of Rock and Roll.' Not coincidentally, his real-life onstage persona is nicknamed 'The Demon.' His band's signature white-and-black face corpse paint and 'Detroit Rock City' song inspired the look and name of the fictional Detroit Metal City band in Wakasugi's rock parody manga.

Simmons flew to Japan the morning after his band's March 22 show in New Zealand for his shoot. The film will open in Japan in August, and a camera crew for the Gene Simmons Family Jewels reality television series shot behind-the-scenes footage that will air in the future. In the movie, Ken'ichi Matsuyama (Death Note, NANA, Sexy Voice and Robo) stars as Sōichi, a struggling pop singer who finally becomes a hit when he reluctantly leads a metal rock band under the stage name 'Johannes Krauser II.'

TEXAS KISS FAN CARNIVAL

You wanted the best, you got the best... the greatest KISS Fan Event in the Texas area, in almost 10 years. It's all taking place from 2pm -9pm on Saturday, July 26th at the Logos Youth Center 121 N. Center St. in Grand Prairie, Texas.

The KISS Fan Carnival will feature special Guest Bob Kulick, Jason Henderson (writer for Gene Simmons' House of Horrors), KISS Tribute Band DESTROYER and a screening of ATTACK OF THE PHANTOMS. Bob will do a Q&A and sign autographs throughout the day. Expect a blistering 2 hour set from the hottest KISS tribute band in the Texas area - DESTROYER!

KISSOnline will be in selling official KISS merchandise!

For tickets and more info CLICK HERE..

PAUL WITH BRAD WHITFORD

Here's a photo of Paul with Brad Whitford of Aerosmith. Brad stopped by Wentworth Gallery in Charlotte to visit with Paul and check out his artwork!

WITH DEEP REGRET, KISS CANCELS BELGRADE SHOW

We regret that due to security concerns relayed by US government intelligence and the unwillingness of our tour insurance policy to cover our concert, we have been left with no choice but to cancel our show in Belgrade. Because of our excitement at returning to play for our many Serbian fans, we all share in the same disappointment and it is our hope to return soon.

GENE CLIP FROM 'THE TONIGHT SHOW'

Gene made a surprise guest appearance on 'The Tonight Show' last night. Click below to watch the full clip!

KISS FEATURED IN CLASSIC ROCK

KISS graces the cover of the latest Russian CLASSIC ROCK Magazine!

Thanks to KOL's Russian reporter Vladimir for the cover image!